This document was printed from the website of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC), which you can access at http://www.cebc4cw.org/
This document was printed from the website of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC), which you can access at http://www.cebc4cw.org/
Child Welfare Outcomes: Permanency.
Type of Maltreatment: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Physical neglect, and Sexual abuse
Target Population: Families with children (birth to 18) at imminent risk of placement into, or needing intensive services to return from, foster care, group or residential treatment, psychiatric hospitals, or juvenile justice facilities.
Brief Description:(The information in this program outline is provided by the program representative and edited by the CEBC staff.)
HOMEBUILDERS has been rated by the CEBC in the areas of Interventions for Neglect, Post-Permanency Services, and Reunification. HOMEBUILDERS is a home and community-based intensive family preservation services treatment program designed to avoid unnecessary placement of children and youth into foster care, group care, psychiatric hospitals, or juvenile justice facilities. The goals of HOMEBUILDERS are to reduce child abuse and neglect, family conflict, and child behavior problems; and to teach families the skills they need to prevent placement or successfully reunify with their children. The program model engages families by delivering services in their natural environment, at times when they are most receptive to learning, and by enlisting them as partners in assessment, goal setting, and treatment planning. Reunification cases often require case activities related to reintegrating the child into the home and community. Examples include helping the parent find childcare, enrolling the child in school, refurbishing the child's bedroom, and helping the child connect with clubs, sports or other community groups. Child neglect referrals often require case activities related to improving the physical condition of the home, improving supervision of children, decreasing parental depression and/or alcohol and substance abuse, and helping families access needed community supports. Since HOMEBUILDERS is highly rated on the Scientific Rating Scale, information on available pre-implementation assessments, implementation tools, and fidelity measures was requested from the program representative. Please see the program's separate Implementation Information page for details.
Contact name: Charlotte Booth, Executive Director
Affiliation/Agency: Institute for Family Development
Email: cbooth@institutefamily.org
Phone: 253-927-1550
Fax: 253-838-1670
Website: http://www.institutefamily.org
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